Malaysia is a place where you can see a lot of beautiful things. This country offers a wide variety of food selections as well as places of interest for you to relax and unwind. But did you know that Malaysia is also one of the few counties worldwide that has a lot of public holidays? Yes. It is. This country has about 15 public holiday days in one year. 

With one of the public holidays in Malaysia, we are able to have a trip to Legoland Malaysia Resort in Medini, Nusajaya, Johor Bahru. Come and jom with me as we travel together to Legoland.

My director gave me an invitation which is supposed to be for her to visit LEGOLAND Malaysia Resort for its 5th Year Anniversary Celebration.  My director is really nice. She cares for her staff. She even said to me, "bring your wife and your son, they will surely enjoy it." So I contact one of the teams (Ms Owi) from LEGOLAND about this matter and to my surprise, she gave us a combo ticket to enter LEGOLAND Malaysia Resort Water Park and Theme Park.

We went to LEGOLAND Malaysia Resort on that Friday morning (which is a public holiday). The weather forecast shows that it will rain that morning. So we decided to go first to their LEGOLAND Malaysia Resort Water Park to look around(since it is raining,  I brought with me my big umbrella).

Fronting LEGOLAND Water Park LEGOLAND Malaysia Resort Water Park is an awesome place to have fun. We had our water park exploration at their LEGO wave pool and it's really amazing. The pool has an artificial wave.

My son likes it. He enjoyed the place despite the weather condition on that day. The management has assigned a group of lifeguards to secure the safety of their guests as well.

We enjoyed ourselves at their LEGO wave pool. It is my son's first time playing in a pool with artificial waves. Since my wife does not have her swimming attire on that day, she was just on the shore. She ended up being our photographer to capture our moment as father and son.  Of course, I also managed to get good shots of her and my son playing together especially at their Duplo Kids Safari where there are a lot of Lego blocks for them to play with.

My son enjoyed his first day of swimming at LEGOLAND Malaysia Resort Water Park, but I have to bring him up and dry him up. It is not good for him to be playing with water for the whole day.  We went to a corner where there are a lot of reclining chairs to rest and feed him for his lunch.

By the way, when entering LEGOLAND Malaysia Resort, you are not allowed to bring in any food except for drinks (still subject to their rules and regulations). But for us, before we entered the resort, I asked permission to one of their counter staff to bring in the lunch pack food for my son. 

We just spend a few hours at their Water Park, we went out to go to the Dry Theme Park. Since it is a public holiday, a lot of people were already inside the Dry Theme Park. This place is very good for everyone to enjoy various types of adventures.  LEGOLAND Malaysia Resort Theme Park has about 40 shows, rides, and attractions for everyone to enjoy.

LEGOLAND started its operation in 2012 in Malaysia with its Dry Theme Park only. A year after, LEGOLAND Water Park came in to give more splash adventures to tourists and other guests. In the same year, LEGOLAND introduced their hotel to cater to the needs of their guest for a place to stay after a whole day at their Dry Theme Park and Water Park.

In 2014, LEGOLAND Mini-land was set up. The structures within the Mini-land were made out of Lego bricks to give additional attraction to their theme park. It offers different Lego models of famous landmarks in Malaysia, and other Asian countries like the Philippines, Indonesia, Myanmar, Cambodia, Brunei, Laos, Vietnam, Singapore, Thailand, and some parts of the world like China and India. 

In 2015, LEGOLAND Malaysia Resort brings in Ninjago Live at their LEGOLAND City stage. This is an interactive High-octane Ninja action for everyone to enjoy. In the same year, LEGOLAND movie came in 4D. The Istana Besar, the grand palace of Johor comes as an additional attraction at their Mini-land attraction.

In 2016, the Ninjago ride comes into the picture to give more exciting rides to everyone.  And now, 2017, LEGOLAND celebrates its 5th year anniversary in the month of September. 

Anyway, LEGOLAND will always be a LEGOLAND with a lot of surprises for their guests.

How to go to LEGOLAND Malaysia Resort?

There are many ways to go here via public transport. If you are coming from Singapore, take the two options: 

CIQ 1st link:

You can take CW1 bus service from Kanji MRT station, CW2 bus service from Queen Street, CW5 from Newton Circus to go straight to Woodland. After immigration check at the Woodland Checkpoint (Singapore side), you need to take the same bus number to go straight to JB Sentral for Malaysia Immigration clearance. After immigration check, you can go to JB Sentral bus bay and look for the Causeway Link LM1 bus service only.

Take LM1 and inform the driver that you will be going to Mall of Medini. Then hop off at the Mall of Medini bus bay and go straight to LEGOLAND Malaysia Resort. When going back, the ticketing counter staff at the Causeway Link Mini Bus stationed at the Mall of Medini will guide you when will be the next bus service for LMI to go straight to JB Sentral to go back to Singapore.

CIQ 2nd Link:

A bus service that goes to CIQ Second Link. It will not go to Singapore.

CW3 Bus Service from Jurong East, Singapore Go to the Tuas Checkpoint,  go straight to Malaysia CIQ Second Link. 

If you are coming from Boon Lay, take CW6 but if you coming from Jurong East Interchange, you can take either CW3, CW4S, or CW4 to go straight to Tuas Checkpoint.After the immigration check at the Tuas Checkpoint, take any Causeway Link buses (CW6, CW3, CW4S, or CW4) to go the CIQ Malaysia Second Link. From CIQ Second Link, take CW7L to go straight to LEGOLAND Malaysia Resort.

From Kuala Lumpur:

 Causeway Link Express Bus Service from Swiss in Garden, Bukit Bintang, Kuala Lumpur to LEGOLAND

Malaysia Resort and Sanrio Hello Kitty & Thomas TownTake Causeway Link Express Bus Service from Swiss in Garden at Jalan Pudu, Bukit Bintang, Kuala Lumpur to go straight to LEGOLAND Malaysia Resort. The bus timing for this bus service is only at 6.30 AM sharp. It will reach the Mall of Medini at around 10.30-11.30 AM. Upon reaching Mall of Medini bus bay, you can ask the information counter or the Causeway Link Ticketing counter how to go to LEGOLAND and they will assist you as it is only a walking distance.

When going back to Kuala Lumpur, you can take the 6.30 PM bus from the Mall of Medini Bus bay and it will go straight to Swiss in Garden at Jalan Pudu, Bukit Bintang, Kuala Lumpur at around 11 Pm.

From Senai International Airport:

Take Causeway Link JPO2 bus service from Senai Airport and go straight to the Mall of Medini. For more information on Causeway Link Bus Services, please visit their website at www.causewaylink.com.my. 

 You should come and visit this place. It is very nice and their staff is all friendly.

Disclaimer: 

• It is not the responsibility of the writer/ author to put in any  "®" trademark sign on any of the names, subject, and or photos in this article as this is not a corporate write up for the company and/or establishment  being mentioned.
•  Accuracy of information is based on the time of publication (2017)

If you are looking for a place to relax and unwind from the busy city life, well I guess Ocio Sea Bay Resort would be the one you are looking for.

I experienced Ocio Sea Bay Resort when I was given a formal invitation to attend and experience the opening of Ocio Sea Bay Resort in November 2017. I brought with me, my son, wife, and my sister-in-law.

The event was really happening with good food, meeting new friends, having chit-chats with some of the members of the resort, and most especially to experience how is it to be in this kind of adventure.

To sum my experience, I definitely describe the adventure with these words:  “you will be disconnected from your city life”. All you have to do is embrace the humble life at the resort where you have only a few people around with you, enjoy fishing, and just relax with their available amenities.

ABOUT OCIO SEA BAY RESORT

In my discussion with Mr. Cedic, one of the Resorts’ Corporates, Ocio was derived from the Spanish term “Ocio” which means  “Leisure or free time”.  Hence, Ocio Sea Bay is categorized as Leisure Sea Bay Resort. In my discussion with Mr. Cedic, one of the Resorts’ Corporates, Ocio was derived from the Spanish term “Ocio” which means  “Leisure or free time”.  Hence, Ocio Sea Bay is categorized as Leisure Sea Bay Resort.

The resort (as of now) has about 7 available air-conditioned room, queen size bed with bathrooms. According to Mr. Cedric, the Company is in the process of expanding its area to have additional room to cater to the needs of their customer.

HOW TO GO TO OCIO SEA BAY RESORT

From the town area, JB Sentral (right after the 1stLink CIQ Custom), we drove our car for about 42 kilometers going to Tanjung Fishing Village at Gelang Patah through the Nusajaya Highway. The journey would be about 30-45 minutes depending on road conditions). Within the Journey, You have to trust Waze. The app will direct you the right way.

Upon exiting the bridge from the Gelang Patah Town, you will be entering an asphalt narrow road. That road is actually two-way. learn how to give way when another car is passing from the other direction. You must have at least a speak for not more than 30 KPH speed especially when you are passing through the sharp curves.

Upon Reaching Tanjung Fishing Village, there is a good parking space for you to park your car near the place where the jetty is waiting for you.  You have to remember to close properly your car windows as there are a lot of monkeys around this area especially during the afternoon until evening.

There is a public toilet with clean running water from it but don’t expect to be up to the city standards. Once you are at this point. You have to quickly shift your mind that you are already in a “kampong area” where facilities are not that standard as those in the city. 

Mobile phone (DIGI) signal or reception is not that strong from this point. Ocio Sea Bay jetty is waiting as stated in their itinerary. They are on time, hence you must be on time as well.   Ocio Sea Bay staff is wearing a yellow uniform with a trademark of Ocio Sea Bay behind their shirt.

The jetty ride is about 15 minutes depending on the condition of the waves. The jetty has its life vest for security purposes. The journey is very good especially when you are about to see the connecting road of Tuas Checkpoint from Singapore to Johor CIQ 2nd Link.

ABOUT THEIR ROOM RESERVATIONS:

I would suggest you contact Mr. Cedric on his mobile number +6017 607 0129 or  +6018 363 4238. Ocio Sea Bay Resort is definitely a good venue for Company Outing, Group Reunions, Team Building and even weekend gateway.